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Simple Modern Therapy exists to provide you with inspiration, guidance and hope to Love Your Life, and Yourself. Walk this modern path, simply.

09/11/2025

✨ Meet Andrés Larios Brown (they/them) —Partner at Simple Modern Therapy, Training Director of the Simple Modern Institute, and q***r-affirming LMFT.

A multiracial, nonbinary, q***r-identity expert deeply rooted in healing traditions and community-centered care. Dedicated to helping clients tune into their own wisdom.

Andrés believes:
“Our authentic self is magical—vibrant, brilliant, and sacred… All of us—every last bit—is worthy of compassion, celebration, joy, and love.”

They bring both lived experience and extensive clinical expertise to supporting QTBIPOC and LGBTQ+ folks—specializing in q***r identity development, intergenerational and systemic trauma, and rebuilding resilience.

As Training Director, Andrés cultivates affirming care by teaching, training, and designing programming that bridges research and clinical practice—leading trainings through the Simple Modern Institute, teaching graduate-level social work and marriage-and-family therapy courses, and co-authoring scholarly chapters and articles. This October, they’ll be leading our LGBTQ Foundations Course—a training designed to help clinicians build confidence and competence in serving q***r and trans clients with depth and respect (sign up link in bio!).

Their healing approach weaves together modalities like Somatic & Attachment-based EMDR, psychedelic-assisted therapy, curanderismo, Radical Healing for QTBIPOC communities—anchored in a vision of therapy as collaborative, celebratory, and joy-full.

Beyond the clinical space, Andrés is fueled by joy. They adore coffee, dandelions, and piggies, and believe that a summer-night patio drink with friends is perfection.

🖤 If you’re seeking a therapist who holds every part of you as worthy, who blends lineage, liberation, and love—Andrés might just be your person.

09/04/2025

Meet Alberto Valdez, LMFT (he/him) ✨

Alberto’s passion is helping people heal through connection—whether that’s with themselves, their partners, or their families. As a therapist, he brings warmth, presence, and attunement, believing that secure, emotionally attuned relationships can be deeply transformative.

As a gay, Hispanic therapist raised by Mexican immigrant parents, Alberto knows the power of holding space for voices that aren’t always heard. Bilingual in Spanish and English, he’s committed to creating safe, affirming spaces for the Latinx and LGBTQIA+ communities. His work is collaborative and relational—never about telling you who to be, but walking alongside you as you explore what matters most.

Clients are often drawn to Alberto’s care because he:
💛 Works with adults, teens, couples, and families through an attachment and relational lens
💛 Offers affirming support for LGBTQIA+ clients and identities in transition
💛 Brings both gentleness and depth, making space for vulnerability, growth, and authenticity
💛 Understands ADHD, anxiety, and neurodivergence from lived experience
💛 Believes healing happens in safe, authentic relationships

Outside of the therapy room, Alberto’s life is full of connection too—whether he’s hiking in the Utah mountains, tending to his Nigerian Dwarf goats and parrots, or laughing with loved ones over nourishing food. (If you’re in session with him and hear a squawk in the background, it’s just one of the parrots chiming in 🦜).

One of his guiding beliefs: “It’s not about feeling better, it’s about living better.”

❤️ Alberto offers therapy for adults, teens, couples, and families.
🌈 He provides LGBTQIA+ affirming care in both English and Spanish.

We are so proud to have Alberto as part of the Simple Modern Therapy team.

👉 Interested in working with Alberto? Visit the link in our bio to schedule a session.

08/28/2025

Meet Mara Lefler, AMFT — theatre aficionado, ceramicist, thrifting enthusiast, and your go-to collaborator in therapy. ✨
Mara believes therapy is creative, brave, and sometimes messy work. She brings curiosity, humor, and a frank-but-compassionate approach to help clients uncover clarity, build self-trust, and strengthen the relationships that matter most. Whether you’re exploring your sense of self, navigating boundaries, or figuring out how to show up fully in your relationships, Mara makes space for both the messy and the meaningful.
With Mara, therapy isn’t about pretending to have it all figured out. It’s about embracing curiosity, leaning into vulnerability, and discovering what actually works for you—while discovering so much about yourself and your relationship along the way!
She’s accepting new clients and ready to help you take the next step in your growth and healing journey.

08/21/2025

Meet Makayla Cammack, LMFT—warm but direct, with a knack for cutting through the noise. She specializes in everything from marital struggles like communication issues and infidelity to exploring identity, values, boundaries, faith transitions, and grief.

Divorced, former Mormon, bis*xual, and mom to two cats, Makayla brings her full, authentic self to therapy—and she’s a dedicated “weird aunt” who loves live music, the outdoors, and deep friendships.

She believes guilt can guide us, but compassion is what truly heals. Ready to work with someone who meets you where you are and helps you grow? Makayla is currently accepting new clients.

08/14/2025

Meet Krista Niederjohn — a therapist who brings warmth, clarity, and a little bit of magic to s*x and relationship work. She’s deeply connected to q***r and Burner communities and knows healing often looks like reclaiming parts of yourself that have been silenced.
Whether you’re navigating differences in desire, exploring kink or consensual non-monogamy, or working through s*xual trauma, Krista’s direct yet compassionate approach creates space for honest growth and real connection.

Bonus points: she’s got a soft spot for hot tubs, backyard wildlife, and camping with her lively menagerie.

If you’re ready to heal on your own terms and get curious about what pleasure and connection could really look like for you, Krista is accepting new clients.

08/12/2025

Maybe you’ve already journaled your feelings,
set the boundaries, and taken all the deep breaths.
And yet—
here comes healing, asking you to do one more inconveniently wise thing.

This post is for the part of you that’s growing,
even when you’re over it.
Even when it’s messy.
Even when you’d rather be watching reality TV.

You don’t need to start over.
You’re just leveling up (again 🙃).

Share with us:
What healing era are you in? ✨👇✨

04/29/2025

You’re not tired because you’re doing life wrong.
You’re tired because life keeps asking you to hold more than any one person should.

And somehow, you’re still showing up.
Still solving problems.
Still caring for everyone around you.

No wonder you’re burnt out.
No wonder you’re overwhelmed.
No wonder you want to disappear some days.

You don’t need more “motivation.”
You need real support.
You need spaces where you’re allowed to fall apart, rebuild, and actually rest.

If you’re tired of pretending you’re fine — therapy can help.

See our link in bio to get started.

You don’t have to do this alone anymore. 🩷

04/22/2025

I recently learned that healing doesn’t always announce itself.
It’s not always a big moment or a clean ending.
Sometimes it’s just noticing you didn’t respond the way you used to.
You didn’t shut down. Or chase. Or explain yourself past your edge.

As a therapist, I’m constantly reminded that real change often shows up in the subtle moments—the ones that would be easy to miss if you weren’t paying attention.

It’s not flashy.
It doesn’t always feel like progress.
But it matters.

What have you been learning lately—about yourself, your patterns, your capacity?
Even if it’s small. Especially if it’s small.

04/17/2025

I left the church years ago…
But honestly, it still lives in me.

In the way I second-guess my decisions.
In how I over-apologize.
In the guilt I feel when I rest or say no.

Religious trauma doesn’t always look like fire and brimstone.
Sometimes it looks like perfectionism. People-pleasing.
Feeling like you have to earn love, safety, and belonging.

When you’ve been taught that your thoughts, your body, or your identity are dangerous—
you learn to disconnect from yourself to survive.
That disconnection IS trauma.

Leaving the system was just the beginning.
Healing is the slow, beautiful process of coming back to myself.

If this sounds familiar—you’re not alone.
You’re not behind. You’re not broken.
You’re healing.

🕊️

04/08/2025

🚨 We’re Hiring! 🚨

Simple Modern Therapy is growing, and we’re looking for a thoughtful, skilled, and inclusive therapist to join our team in Salt Lake City.

We’re known for being warm, collaborative, and grounded in real, human connection—both with our clients and with each other. If you value authenticity, professional excellence, and working in a supportive team environment, we’d love to connect with you.

🌿 What we’re looking for:
– Licensed (or associate-level with strong skills) master’s-level therapist
– Experience with relationship and couples therapy
– LGBTQ+ affirming and trauma-informed
– Comfortable working with relational issues, including non-monogamy and betrayal trauma
– Availability for some evening or weekend hours
– Someone who is kind, motivated, and able to work both independently and collaboratively

We believe therapy should feel approachable, modern, and deeply human. If that resonates with you, come be part of of a vibrant and growing team!

📩 To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to Andres Larios Brown at andres@simplemodern.org

05/02/2024

Meet Ally, your favorite relationship & women’s therapist. She so well-rounded, and particularly skilled in helping individuals and couples navigate the challenges of pregnancy and early parenthood. Ally also enjoys working with women who are facing life challenges and mental health concerns.
- Ally’s Current Fave song: Be Your Girl - Teedra Moses / KAYTRANADA
- Reach out to schedule an appointment with Ally through our website (link in bio) to start your own journey of healing and growth. You can also find Ally on IG

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124 S. 400 E. Ste 230
Salt Lake City, UT
84111

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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(801) 920-7112

Website

http://www.simplemodern.org/

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